Grand prix Jean Giono explained
The Grand prix Jean Giono is a French literary prize. It was established in 1990 at the initiative of Michel Albert, to honour the writer Jean Giono.[1] [2] Since 1992 it consists of two categories: the Jean Giono Grand Prize (Grand prix Jean Giono) and the Jury Prize (Prix du Jury). The winner of the Grand prix Jean Giono receives 10,000 euros.[3]
Grand prix Jean Giono
Given to a French-language author who has "defended or illustrated the novel's case".[4]
- 1990: Yves Beauchemin for Juliette Pomerleau (de Fallois)
- 1991: Michel Calonne for Les Enfances
- 1992: François Nourissier for Gardien des ruines (Éditions Grasset)
- 1993: Félicien Marceau for La Terrasse de Lucrezia (Éditions Gallimard)
- 1994: Jacques Laurent for L'Inconnu du temps qui passe (Grasset)
- 1995: Vladimir Volkoff for Le Grand Tsar blanc (de Fallois)
- 1996: Michel Déon for The Great and the Good (La Cour des grands) (Gallimard)
- 1997: J. M. G. Le Clézio for Poisson d'or (Gallimard)
- 1998: Sylvie Germain for Tobie des marais (Gallimard)
- 1999: Jean d'Ormesson for Le Rapport Gabriel (Gallimard)
- 2000: Ahmadou Kourouma for (éditions du Seuil)
- 2001: Jean Raspail for Adíos, tierra delfuego (Albin Michel)
- 2002: Serge Rezvani for L'Amour en face (Actes Sud)
- 2003: Robert Merle for (de Fallois)
- 2004: Pierre Moinot for Coup d'État (Gallimard)
- 2005: Danièle Sallenave for La Fraga (Gallimard)
- 2006: Pascal Quignard for Villa Amalia, Gallimard
- 2007: Jacques Chessex for ,(Grasset
- 2008: Amélie Nothomb for The Prince's Act (Le Fait du prince) (Albin Michel)
- 2009: Dominique Fernandez for Ramon (Grasset
- 2010: Charles Dantzig for , Grasset
- 2011: Metin Arditi for , Actes Sud
- 2012: François Garde for , Gallimard
- 2013: Pierre Jourde for La Première Pierre, Gallimard
- 2014: Fouad Laroui for Les Tribulations du dernier Sijilmassi (éditions Julliard)
- 2015: Charif Majdalani for Villa des femmes, Seuil
- 2016: Alain Blottière for Comment Baptiste est mort, Gallimard
- 2017: Jean-René Van der Plaetsen for Grasset
- 2018: Paul Greveillac for Gallimard
- 2019: Jean-Luc Coatalem for La Part du fils Stock
- 2020: for Buveurs de vent Albin Michel
- 2021: Frédéric Verger for Sur les toits, Gallimard
- 2022: for On était des loups, Lattès
- 2023: for Humus, l'Observatoire
Jury Prize
Given for a French-language work of literature of any type, with focus on imagination and storytelling in the spirit of Jean Giono.
Notes and References
- News: Prix Jean-Giono . 5 November 2021 . Le Monde . 23 March 1990 . French.
- Web site: Prix Jean Giono . Centre Jean Giono . 5 November 2021 . French.
- Web site: Contreras . Isabel . Franck Bouysse remporte le prix Jean Giono 2020 . Livres Hebdo . 5 November 2021 . French . 4 December 2020.
- Web site: Prix Jean Giono. French. fondation-pb-ysl.net. Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent. 2014-10-18.